Should more troops be sent to Afghanistan?
Gordon Brown is expected to announce that Britain is to send an extra 500 military personnel to Afghanistan. Will it be a good move?The UK has about 9,000 soldiers in the country, the second-largest contingent after the US, but there have been calls for increases in Nato troop levels.
To date, there have been 221 deaths among UK forces there and the PM has faced some calls to bring troops home.
It is believed that Mr Brown will agree to the deployment of 500 more British troops but with some caveats.
On Tuesday US President Barack has said that he will decide in the coming weeks on a war strategy and the troops needed to carry it out.
Is a boost in UK troops a good move? Will the increase make any difference to the strategy? Should other allies send in more troops?
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